RE: [ozmidwifery] Iron woes - longish
I had a very similar situation when I was pregnant first time around and ended up having an iron infusion which worked beautifully but it turned out that I actually had undiagnosed celiac disease! Might be worth a thought as it is a condition that is vastly under diagnosed and is often triggered by pregnancy. Pauline Midwifery student From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Kristin Beckedahl Sent: 31 October 2006 16:05 To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] Iron woes - longish Hi all, I have just received this query from a woman - any ideas of how to help her with this greatly appreciated! 28/40 bloods Hb 12.9, Ferritin 7 - That's the lowest it has ever been as far as I'm aware. Dr wasn't too worried about it as he felt my body had probably aclimatised to the low iron stores. However I am concerned about this and am wanting to get my levels up as quickly as possible. The problem isis that I have not been able to tolerate any form of oral iron. The Iron Plus were too constipating, so I became even more conscious (if that was possible) of getting as much iron from my diet as possible. However, I was becoming more and more lethargic etc and so I tried taking Clements Iron (liquid) that was recommended to me. However this had the opposite effect (diarrhoea) and my stools were very black, which made me doubt if I was absorbing any iron at all. As well as the black stools, I was becoming increasingly symptomatic of iron deficiency and anaemia. My bloods last week showed my Hb 11.0 Ferritin 7 (However a fingerprick sample for my Hb 2 days earlier was 10.0 g/dL) I became quite dizzy when standing, my BP dropped to 90 / 44, very short of breath, exhausted, oedema in my ankles etc. I saw a locum GP and he wanted to see what my blood results were before suggesting any treatment. I relayed all of this to my Midwives down south who consulted a Homeopath who felt that maybe I was toxic to iron and that is why my body wouldn't tolerate any supplements. (When I look back I have been on Iron on and off since I was pregnant with my little boy ~ 2.5 years ago). I was advised to stop taking any Fe supplements and do a 3 day detox on Pulsatilla 6c three times a day. I have just completed this and surprisingly, I have started to feel better, less dizzy, BP now normal 100 / 70, still SOB and tired though as could be expected. My GP is back now and he wants me to have iron injections over the next 2 weeks to see if that will restore my levels. What do you think??? Thousands of jobs, millions of opportunities at seek.com.au -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.
RE: [ozmidwifery] FYI news article
I agree. When women have woman centered care and feel nurtured throughout the pregnancy and birth ie. one to one mid. care this need is fulfilled. Pauline From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Michelle Windsor Sent: 21 September 2006 15:23 To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] FYI news article I could be on the wrong track here. but perhaps at the bottom of all this is somewomen's desire (maybe subconsciously) for something special (the 5 star hotel)to acknowledge what an amazing person she is to be a mother and to have birthed a baby.Unlike some other cultures, our society as a whole doesn't seem to value mothers very highly. What does she do?Oh she just had kids.. Even women themselves often identify themselves as 'just a mum' or 'just a housewife'. Maybe if women were acknowledged and celebrated in other ways for the wonderful work they do in birthing and mothering and provided with excellent support, staying in a 5 star hotel wouldn't be so appealing. Cheers Michelle Kelly @ BellyBelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted the article on my forums, here is what women think of the idea be it what you agree with or not this is what THEY think so maybe we can get some ideas or learn something from this: http://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/showthread.php?p=439579 Best Regards, Kelly Zantey Creator, BellyBelly.com.au Gentle Solutions From Conception to Parenthood BellyBelly Birth Support - http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Mary Murphy Sent: Thursday, 21 September 2006 8:27 AM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] FYI news article Importance: High The Caroline flint you have contacted is a politician, not the midwife. Try putting midwife in front of the google search. It is confusing to have two high profile people with the same name. MM From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Vedrana Valcic Sent: Wednesday, 20 September 2006 6:11 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] FYI news article Where can I find out more about her marketing strategies? Midwives in Croatia would certainly appreciate info about effective marketing strategies. I found this site: http://www.carolineflint.co.uk/news/news.htm, but I dont know if there is something more detailed. Vedrana From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Mary Murphy Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:11 AM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] FYI news article The woman who best markets midwifery is Caroline Flint in the UK. We should copy her marketing strategies. MM Kelly says..If we want women to accept and value the midwife then it needs to be marketed better, it needs to be trendy and jazzed up! Not just a choice being two sides of the fence with opposing views as it is now. And they want to know what it will do for THEM and what THEY will get out of it. At the moment there are very many women who do not see birth as something that needs to be in the home or is safe in home thats just a fact which we have to work on. On Yahoo!7 Messenger: Make free PC-to-PC calls to your friends overseas.
RE: [ozmidwifery] Use of ultrasound routinely to check for breech position!!!!!
Unfortunately, Megan, nice, natural births are obviously not deemed dramatic enough for New Idea. Its quite depressing thinking of all the thousands of women out there reading this stuff. Pauline From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Megan Larry Sent: 09 August 2006 18:57 To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Use of ultrasound routinely to check for breech position! Has anyone seen a copy of the latest No Idea? Story about a footballer and the scary birth of his baby. No disrespect to his experience and all but... Goes something like, we wanted a natural birth but a few days before our Doctors suggested a caesarean would be safest and given the baby had had some different lies during the pregnancy Anyway, the drama was that during the surgery he heard them muttering and was informed the cord was twice around babies neck, no problems though. Talk about fear of childbirth and for them now, clearly the c/shas provenlifesaving, despite no medical indications. And what are the readers of No Idea going to take from this? Its a tuff battle out there. Megan From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Maternity Ward Mareeba Hospital Sent: Wednesday, 9 August 2006 7:31 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Use of ultrasound routinely to check for breech position! The woman has to be pretty strong and fight if she wants a breech birth any place other than a home birth. OB's are all scared and want to do a CS regardless of what type of breech, whether she has had babies before etc etc. Cheers Judy [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9/08/2006 5:51:06 pm I'm curious, what are the supposed reasons it is necessary to know whether or not the baby is going to be breech? I thought breech was just another position, but still birth like the rest of it? (Part of me suspects the desire to find out whether a baby is breech is because the medical profession is keen to pathologise yet another element of wimmin's reproductive experiences as abnormal and in need of medical attention). My only knowledge about breech does come from Sarah Buckley's book, so I have been coloured by her experience and I don't think she knew her fourth was breech, or that it was seen as a problem? Can OzMid. wimmin enlighten me? Cheers, Sazz suzi and brett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was an article in the SMH last week - sorry don't have ref to researchers name at my fingertips -that indicated that midwives and doctors were on par at missing breeches. and that 1/3 of breeches were missed. There was a quote from Adelaide Ob Brian Peat saying this evidence supports all women having an u/s at 36 weeks to check presentation.Then he said midwives were as safe as doctors in determining position. Suzi - Original Message - From: Mary Murphy To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:56 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Use of ultrasound routinely to check for breech position! Get a trial at the same A/N clinic and see. Midwives might be just as bad. MM From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of diane Sent: Wednesday, 9 August 2006 5:25 AM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Use of ultrasound routinely to check for breech position! examined in the usual way by a doctor to assess the position of their baby. Well I wonder if this would be replicated with midwives as the palpators!! Di Sazz Eaton PhD Student Academic Tutor Melbourne Journal of Politics Editor Department of Political Science University of Melbourne +61 3 8344 9485 http://www.sazz.rfk.id.au http://www.sazziesblog.blogspot.com http://www.linguisticsazziesblog.blogspot.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com * This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost, if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/ received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this email is strictly prohibited. The information contained in this email, including any attachment sent with it, may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this email in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone collect on Australia +61 1800 198 175 or by return email. You should also delete this email, and any copies, from your
[ozmidwifery] NZ stats
Im a mid student and a kiwi. At present in NZ 78% of women choose a midwife as their lead maternity carer. Its nice to know that it is possible, when the choice is there. Pauline Moore WA
